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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial examines the overrun on the Mark 48 submarine torpedo from 680 million to 4 billion. Critics blame bad management and procurement, while supporters cite defense needs and taxpayer burden. Westinghouse involvement highlighted. questions raised about feasibility and costs versus benefits.
Senator Tom Eagleton argues against Birch Bayh's national popular vote plan, warning it could produce a president with narrow geographic support and invite third party runoffs. He and Senator Robert Dole promote a federal system preserving Electoral College features while ensuring the national popular winner prevails.
Jamaica cats and wild North American felines are discussed with a Vermont focus. The piece blends natural history with anecdotes on cougars, bobcats, Canada lynx, and the common house cat. It contrasts tame appearance with instinctive ferocity and recalls wartime meatless days and traps yielding two large wild cats.
Vermont lawmakers debate a bill to fund day care centers with about 225000 state money and 750000 federal match, but Gov. Davis’ budget offers no such funds. Critics note his past praise for Bennington’s center and urge funds to keep low income children safe while mothers work, appealing to poverty reduction.
Vermont Senator Andrew L. Orzel blocks an open primary bill after House support, keeping the public voting option from passage. Critics urge Bennington County residents to voice their disapproval before adjournment and to influence Montpelier lawmakers.
The Boston Globe argues that student disruption has spurred a renewed focus on teaching quality. It contends colleges neglected good instruction, which should educate rather than merely pacify students. It urges better teaching in the coming years.
A reader defends Mr. Marcotte against critics in The Banner, praising his purchase of deterrent equipment and commitment to law enforcement in Vermont. The letter argues tear gas and riot guns are standard tools, and vows Marcotte’s aim is to deter crime rather than show bias, recalling police work with him in Arlington.
Louis A. Auchinelo ss, novelist and lawyer, writes to the New York Times arguing that Mr. Nixon’s approach mirrors royalist sentiment, comparing the White House to a European palace and accusing police of resembling a dictator’s bodyguard from a banana republic.
Vermonters see a major political clash as Hoff and Prouty prepare for a high stakes race for U S Senate. Both sides mobilize big money from national parties and influential backers while courting press support and statewide influence in a hard fought campaign.
Hoff seeks to mend fences with voters alienated by a leftward last year in office. Amid Hayes fireworks and Democrats coyness, the Hoff-Prouty dynamic threatens to overshadow other races, including the Deane C. Davis administration.
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